Dave Dahl is an intriguing, complex guy, and we spent four hours together Monday. We covered what happened on the November night Dahl -- the founder of Dave's Killer Bread -- was arrested for, sheriff deputies say, crashing his Cadillac Escalade into two Washington County patrol cars, and eventually charged with 15 counts of assault, unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest.

At a Lucky Lab picnic table, we talked about what Dahl discovered about himself in the weeks leading up to what his attorney, Stephen Houze, describes as a "mental health crisis."

And in the unfinished third floor of his Milwaukie home Monday night, I heard Dahl and his band, the Killer Granddaddies perform Kenny Wayne Shepherd's "Blue on Black."

My column on Dahl will be posted later this afternoon. In the meantime, a preview of things to come, much of it in Dave Dahl's words:

"I used to think as a kid that I was depressed because life sucked. It wasn't until I shot the meth that I realized it was the other way around. Life sucked because I was depressed."

Dave Dahl takes the lead on guitar with his band, the Killer Granddaddies.Steve Duin

"I thought humility was like bowing down. Being a convict, you don't do that. You don't show weakness. But I finally realized when I had the nerve or courage to ask for help, that humility could get you places."

"I was resting on my laurels a little bit. Now, the light's on. It takes a lot of work to get through the darkness. But I've done it before."

"As life got easier for me, it was easier to stay home and drink. Everything suffered. My physical appearance. My goals. My dreams. My aspirations. You know how it goes. You know the story."